1 Announcing wxWidgets 2.7.0: a cross-platform GUI toolkit
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4 August 5th, 2006 -- the wxWidgets team is pleased to announce
5 a new release of the mature cross-platform C++ application framework.
7 The following platforms are supported:
9 - Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
10 - Windows 64 on Itanium and x86-64 architectures
11 - Windows CE, including Pocket PC 2003 and Smartphone 2003
12 - Unix (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Tru64) and VMS with GTK+
13 - Unix with X11 (beta)
14 - Unix with Motif/Lesstif
15 - Mac OS X using Carbon
16 - Mac OS X using Cocoa (beta)
18 - MGL for Linux and DOS
21 To get wxWidgets, please go to the Download page at:
23 http://www.wxwidgets.org/
25 This is the first version in the new 2.7 series. Please notice
26 that this series is called "development" and not "stable" solely
27 because compatibility is not assured among between different 2.7
28 series versions but there are no known issues with the stability
29 of the programs using this version.
31 There have been many changes since the 2.6 series, please see the
32 change log file included in the distribution for more details. The
33 most significant additions to the GUI part of the libraries were:
35 - AUI (advanced user interface) library providing dockable
37 - richtext library implementing wxRichTextCtrl
38 - New wxComboCtrl and wxOwnerDrawnComboBox controls
39 - New wxTreebook book-like control
40 - New wxColour/Dir/File/Font/PickerCtrls
41 - wxHyperlinkCtrl control
46 wxWidgets is a comprehensive open-source, multi-platform C++ GUI
47 framework, that can be used to build commercial and free
48 software. First released in 1992 under the name wxWindows, it's
49 increasingly used by organisations and individuals all over the
50 world due to its winning combination of sophistication, wide
51 platform coverage, ease of use, unrestrictive licence and
52 vibrant user community.
54 For most ports, wxWidgets adopts the native look and feel of
55 each platform since it uses the native widget sets. There is also
56 a generic widget set, used for example by the wxX11 port - no
57 other widget set is required, giving the potential for embedded
60 An extraordinary range of classes is provided - but don't be put
61 off by this because most people find wxWidgets easier to learn
62 and use than MFC and other frameworks.
64 As well as comprehensive support for the usual widgets, advanced
65 features include: HTML viewing/printing, wxImage class providing
66 handlers for reading and writing many image types, resizeable panels
67 and dialogs on all platforms, document/view, OpenGL support,
68 HTML-based and context-sensitive help, wizards, drag and drop,
69 a grid class, ODBC support, threads, sockets, container classes,
70 a styled text control, and much more. A 2,000-page reference manual
71 is provided in HTML, MS HTML Help, WinHelp, wxWidgets Help and PDF
72 formats, and there are over eighty samples and demos.
74 If you're an MFC user, you'll find many wxWidgets concepts
75 reassuringly familiar, while often clearer and more consistent.
76 If you're not, you should still find it intuitive from the start.
78 wxWidgets bindings for many other languages are available,
79 including Python, Perl, Basic, Lua, JavaScript and Eiffel.
81 If you're considering wxWidgets, do check out some of these links:
83 http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/feedback.htm ; Comments from users
84 http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/screensh.htm ; Screenshots
85 http://www.wxwidgets.org/about/users.htm ; Some of our users